Archives by category: G20

With the growing concentration of wealth and power, the financial and corporate sectors tend to capture governments to promote their own enrichment. A consequence is inequality. For instance, in Cape Town, South Africa, the approach of “Day Zero” – when the city runs out of water – has dire consequences, especially for the poor. […]

This article first appeared on the International Development Blog by the German Development Institute. The G20 Partnership with Africa, highlights the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA), which aims at boosting private investment, especially in infrastructure. The G20 Leaders’ Declaration promises to “align our joint measures with regional strategies and priorities,” including the 10-year implementation plan […]

The G20, the World Bank’s “Cascade”, and Trump: Going to any Length to “Crowd In” the Private Sector? For several years, there have been efforts to shift the mission of the World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) to one of “crowding in” private investment. Especially since the early 2000s, World Bank critics (including […]

Markus Henn – Advisor on financial markets, WEED, Germany The G20’s “Compact with Africa”, as set out in the report by the African Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in March 2017, rightfully points out the importance of a sufficient public framework to attract investors, including the need to raise taxes […]

This year’s G20 represents one of the first and best opportunities for a global response to the reckless and immoral climate backsliding we are seeing by the Trump administration. And it’s off to a pathetic start.

This blog post outlines what US hostility towards multilateralism might mean for the G20 Summit in Hamburg. Nancy Alexander points to three areas of concern: a possible shift of geopolitical alliances, disputes over a new course of global economy, and the future of sustainable development worldwide.

On January 22, 2017 the G20 Ministers of Agriculture held their annual meeting in Berlin, immediately after the much larger Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). Both meetings are described below. It should be noted that President Donald Trump is in the process of naming his Cabinet and has nominated former Georgia Governor Sonny […]

This blog summarizes the key points of a report “Advancing Climate-Compatible Infrastructure Through the G-20 – Opportunities for Progress Under the German Presidency” by the Center for American Progress and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung North America.

SHAPING AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD On December 1, 2016 Germany assumed the G20 Presidency. There are plenty of resources available to learn more about the G20 itself, find out what’s on the German 2017 agenda, and to stay on top of current events and participation opportunities.